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A motivating and hands-on way for students to learn and practice geography facts.

Grades 1 - 8

The Odyssey® III Globe engages students in exploring the world with interactive audio that reinforces thousands of world facts including continents, countries, capitals, music, currency, elevation, and time zones.

The Odyssey Globe:

  • Provides 10 learning modes and 6 exciting multi-level review modes
  • Allows for collaborative learning of up to 4 students
  • Offers motivating language arts practice embedded in the context of geography
  • Includes a 170 page teacher's manual

This interactive World Atlas teaches thousands of facts including:

Continents: Continent name, population, land area, and highest point

Countries: Country name, capital city, population, land area and highest point

States \ Provinces: State \ Province name, capital cities, population, land area, and highest point

Bodies of Water: Name, area, and deepest point

Music: National Anthems and local music styles

Money: Name of currency

Time: Time and day of the week for all 24 time zones

Distance: Distance between two points, estimated flying time between two points

Comparisons: Between two populations and two land areas

Created by educational experts, the 170 page Teacher's Manual is filled with activities for a single student, study groups, or an entire classroom:

  • Lessons for geography practice integrated with concepts from mathematics, language arts, and vocabulary
  • Leveled activities for a range of learners in the primary grades, upper elementary, and middle school
  • Hundreds of black line masters to support individual, small group, and whole class instruction

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